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When he fell on Wednesday afternoon, caught and bowled by off-spinner Kounain Quraishi one agonising run short of his ninth First Class century, it was the first time in nearly two months and six competitive innings that Tilak Varma was dismissed. Since making 53 in the final Twenty20 International against England in Southampton on July…
Smoke rising from burnt garbage at a dumping site at Chinniyampalayam in Coimbatore on Thursday. | Photo Credit: S. SIVA SARAVANAN Residents of Chinniyampalayam and commuters travelling along the arterial Avinashi Road in Coimbatore are forced to breathe noxious smoke of burnt plastic and other waste materials due to frequent burning of municipal solid waste….
Foundries Development Foundation exchanging a memorandum of understanding with Germany-based VDMA at the inauguration of Inter Foundry and Inter DieCast event in Coimbatore city on Thursday. | Photo Credit: S. SIVA SARAVANAN Indian manufacturers have huge potential to tap into the global market as more businesses are looking at suppliers and opportunities in India, said…
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Considering the conditions and India’s bowling resources, the seven-time champions were expected to defend the target and they did rather comfortably, limiting Bangladesh to 109 for 7 in 20 overs. Photo credit: X/@BCCIWomen Shafali Verma lived a charmed life for her stroke filled 64 off 40 balls as India marched into yet another Women’s Asia…
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Kuki-Zo People’s Forum, including spokespersons of insurgent groups in suspension of operations (SoO) pact with the government, address a press conference in Delhi. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The spokesperson of a Kuki-Zo insurgent group in peace talks with the government said on Thursday (September 10, 2026) that the ongoing unrest in Manipur was not…
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Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero (centre), head of the Bodu Bala Sena or “Buddhist Power Force”. File | Photo Credit: Reuters In a significant case of the judiciary reversing an executive decision, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Thursday (September 10, 2026) overturned a presidential pardon granted to a reactionary Buddhist monk. In May 2019, then President…
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Narayan Subramaniam, Founder and CEO, Ultraviolette Automotive. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Ultraviolette will be establishing its BIGGA (Big Global Ambition) Factory in Hosur, Tamil Nadu. The facility will provide the capacity and infrastructure required to support the company’s next phase of growth in India and international markets. The BIGGA Factory will ramp up…
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Visitors browsing through the collections at the Silk Weaves Expo in Vijayawada on Thursday. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri A celebration of India’s handloom heritage is currently underway in Vijayawada, with the “Silk Weaves Expo – Festive and Wedding Edition 2026” drawing handloom enthusiasts and festive shoppers to the A-Plus Convention Center at Benz Circle….
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From its roots in Africa, the dengue-spreading mosquito, Aedes aegypti, expanded its range in the 15th century, across the world, aided by the transatlantic slave trade between Africa, America and Europe. And by the late 19th century the insect, with its great environmental adaptability, reached India: in 2024 the country recorded around 2,50,000 dengue cases. Today, Aedes…
India, celebrated as the world’s fastest-growing economy, has become the world’s fourth-largest economy, and is expected to be the next engine of global growth. Yet beneath these numbers lies a grim reality: India is drifting toward the middle-income trap, in which countries exhaust their gains from cheap labour and rapid catch-up and fail to transition…